VEI is celebrating
its 15th birthday in an area of marine electronics where there has been
an unfortunate number of flashes-in-the-pan. The company produces a wide
variety of onboard computers, monitors, and accessories, and pictured
here is one of the new Marci series of dedicated CPUs. It’s essentially
a small (6"x4"x10"), durable computer set up to perform
one task—navigation, security, or communications—reliably. A
Marci with a charting program like Transas installed costs $2,000. Many
options, like the keypad seen here, are available. VEI is considering
a Marci version specifically tailored for the RayTech RNS discussed in
the column.